porcine

CEFRC1

/ˈpoʊɹ.saɪn/

adjective · noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Related to or resembling a pig.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Overweight to the extent of resembling a pig; severely obese.

Examples

  • The character had a somewhat porcine and rounded face.

  • The researcher is studying various types of porcine viruses.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /ˈpoʊɹ.sin/
  • /ˈpoʊɹ.sɪn/

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Similar to a pig.

  2. Of, pertaining to, or being a pig.

noun

Extra meaning

  1. A porcine animal: a pig, hog, boar, or related wild animal.

More examples

In context

  • The virus was found to have a porcine origin.

  • Alas, your delicious sandwich has been slain. Gaius’ blow sent it sprawling from your hand and onto the dusty grass where its saucy, porcine contents splattered forth from its freshly-baked body.

  • Near-synonyms: boarish, boarlike

Synonyms

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Origin

adjective

From Middle English porcine, partly from Middle French porcin (from Old French [Term?]) and partly from its etymon, Latin porcīnus, from porcus (“pig”).